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Khammam worker dies on duty; answers don’t

A local report says a 55-year-old municipal worker died while cleaning a city road in Khammam. The police and corporation have yet to put the basics on record: FIR, what happened, what help her family gets.

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An empty Khammam roadside cleaning area with a helmet, reflective vest and broom in the foreground, and closed police and municipal files on unattended desks behind them.

A Khammam municipal worker died while on road-cleaning duty; the FIR and official response remain publicly unclear.

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Content warning: death. This is reported in the sober register.

A published local report says Mamidala Nagamma, 55, identified as a municipal worker, died on Thursday while cleaning the Khammam–Bonakal road in the Jammibanda area of Khammam city. According to that report’s unnamed sources, she was struck in a hit-and-run and died at the scene; it also says municipal workers later protested, demanding arrests and support for her family.

As of publication, none of the primary authorities have put the basic facts on the record. The Khammam Police website lists a “View / Print FIR” service but does not show an FIR, press note or case details tied to Nagamma in accessible public pages. The Khammam Municipal Corporation’s site, likewise, carries no public statement on the incident, workplace safety measures for road-cleaning staff, or compensation for the family in the material available.

What remains unconfirmed in public documents: which police station registered the case, the FIR number and sections, whether CCTV or eyewitness accounts were secured, identification of the vehicles or drivers, and whether the corporation provided protective gear or traffic control while she worked. The family’s account is also not on record in the material located.

The facts that should be easy are the ones missing: the FIR, the employer’s confirmation, and what help the family will receive. Those are not political talking points; they are the bare minimum after a worker dies on duty.

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